Tennessee House Bill 2325

Establishes the Tennessee Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council to recommend AI action plans for state government, focusing on economic benefits, responsible use, labor market impacts, and transparency. Requires annual reports through 2028, with a final report due by December 31, 2028.

  • Authority: Tennessee
  • Parent authority: State governments
  • Jurisdiction: United States
  • Collections: U.S. state and local documents
  • Most recent activity: Enacted
  • Most recent activity date: 2024-05-29

Risk subdomain coverage

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the risk subdomain are described.

  • AI system security vulnerabilities
  • Increased inequality and decline in employment
  • Governance failure
  • Lack of transparency or interpretability

All other risk subdomains had no coverage in this document.

Risk Coverage Summary

The document has minimal coverage of risk domains, with brief mentions of governance structures (6.5), labor market impacts (6.2), and transparency requirements (7.4). However, it primarily establishes an advisory council rather than addressing specific AI risks directly. Coverage is limited to 3-4 subdomains at minimal levels.

Sector coverage

Good coverage — Comprehensive governance measures or mitigations with clear procedures relating to the sector are explicitly described.

  • Public Administration (excl. National Security)

Minimal coverage — Brief mention but no specific mitigations, recommendations or governance measures relating to the sector are described.

  • Agriculture, Mining, Construction & Manufacturing
  • Trade, Transportation & Utilities
  • Information
  • Finance & Insurance
  • Professional & Technical Services
  • Scientific Research & Development Services
  • Management, Administrative & Support Services
  • Educational Services
  • Health Care & Social Assistance
  • National Security

All other sectors had no coverage in this document.

Sectors Summary

This document primarily governs AI use within Public Administration (state and local government operations and services). It also addresses impacts across multiple economic sectors through its mandate to study labor market effects and economic opportunities, though it does not directly regulate AI use in those sectors.

Legislative Status

Hard Law

Legislative Status Summary

This is a binding legislative act passed by the Tennessee General Assembly that creates a statutory advisory council with mandatory reporting requirements and specific deadlines.

Actors

Proposer

  • Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
  • Entities: Tennessee General Assembly
  • Summary: The document is enacted by the Tennessee General Assembly, which is the state legislative body proposing and passing this legislation.

Target

  • Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
  • Entities: Tennessee state government departments and agencies; Tennessee local governments; Department of Finance and Administration; Department of Human Resources; Department of Economic and Community Development; Department of Labor and Workforce Development; Department of Education; Department of Commerce and Insurance; Department of Safety
  • Summary: The advisory council is tasked with developing action plans for AI use in state and local government. All state departments and agencies are required to cooperate with the council.

Enforcer

  • Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
  • Entities: Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration; Governor of Tennessee; Speaker of the Senate; Speaker of the House of Representatives
  • Summary: The advisory council is attached to the Department of Finance and Administration for administrative purposes. The Governor and legislative leadership receive reports and would oversee implementation of recommendations.

Monitor

  • Entity Types: AI_Governance_Actor
  • Entities: Tennessee Artificial Intelligence Advisory Council; Chief Information Officer for the state; Commissioner of Finance and Administration; Governor of Tennessee; Speaker of the Senate; Speaker of the House of Representatives
  • Summary: The advisory council itself serves as the primary monitoring body, with joint chairs required to submit regular status reports and annual reports to the Governor and legislative leadership through 2028.

AI Lifecycle Stages

Lifecycle stages covered by the documents, as defined in the OECD Framework for the Classification of AI Systems

  • Plan and Design
  • Verify and Validate
  • Deploy
  • Operate and Monitor

AI Lifecycle Summary

The document addresses multiple AI lifecycle stages with primary focus on deployment and operation/monitoring of AI systems in government. It also covers planning and design through the development of governance frameworks and policies.

Technical Scope

Terms relating to technical scope that are mentioned or implicitly referenced in the document

  • AI Models
  • AI Systems

Technical Scope Summary

The document provides a broad definition of artificial intelligence as 'models and systems' but does not distinguish between different types of AI such as frontier AI, general purpose AI, or generative AI. No compute thresholds or specific technical classifications are mentioned.

https://legiscan.com/TN/text/HB2325/2023
https://agora.eto.tech/instrument/1445
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